Computer & Information Sciences at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

If you plan to study computer and information sciences, take a look at what Massachusetts Institute of Technology has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

MIT is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 11,254. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 260 students received their master's degree in computer and information sciences.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Computer & Information Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

MIT Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences
• Doctorate Degree in Computer & Information Sciences

MIT Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

There were 64 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer and information sciences, making the school the #6 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at MIT

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer and information sciences majors at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

MIT Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 260 computer and information sciences majors earned their master's degree from MIT. Of these graduates, 61% were men and 39% were women.

In the computer and information sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 23% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a master's in computer and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	84
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	68
International Students	70
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

Concentrations Within Computer & Information Sciences

Computer & Information Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science	299
Computer Information Systems	25

Related Majors

• Biological & Biomedical Sciences
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Physical Sciences
• Architecture & Related Services
• Engineering

Careers That Computer & Information Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer and information sciences can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Software Applications Developers	29,110	$109,130
Systems Software Developers	25,540	$117,760
Computer User Support Specialists	19,360	$63,860
Computer and Information Systems Managers	17,820	$156,620
Computer Systems Analysts	14,790	$94,510

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By InSapphoWeTrust under License

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